Asarum sorriei

Asarum sorriei

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Piperales
Family: Aristolochiaceae
Genus: Asarum
Species:
A. sorriei
Binomial name
Asarum sorriei
Gaddy

Asarum sorriei, also known as Sorrie's heartleaf or sandhill heartleaf, is a species of flowering plant in the family Aristolochiaceae.[2] The species was first described by L. L. Gaddy in September 2011.[3]

Range

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Asarum sorriei can generally said to be rare and local. Fort Bragg and Camp Mackall in North Carolina, where annual burning is widespread, are the only locations where the Sandhills Heartleaf can said to be common.[3]

Etymology

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Asarum sorriei was named after the botanist Bruce Alexander Sorrie.[4][3]

References

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  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe Explorer Hexastylis sorriei. NatureServe. 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Sandhills Heartleaf (Hexastylis sorriei)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  3. ^ a b c Gaddy, L. "A new Hexastylis from the Sandhills of North and South Carolina".
  4. ^ "Bruce Alexander Sorrie - North Carolina Botanical Garden". 12 January 2021.